2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
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Deniusas, Matas
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Jersey Number 44
Matas Deniusas
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Vilnius, Lithuania
- Previous School:
- Vilniaus Žveryno Gimnazija
- High School:
- Vilniaus Žveryno Gimnazija
Bio
BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks with extensive international experience as part of the Lithuanian National Team…Scheduled to represent Lithuania in the prestigious 2025 FIBA U18 EuroBasket tournament, held in Belgrade, Serbia…Suited up for the BC Rytas Vilnius II organization in the NKL National Basketball League and the Youth Basketball Champions League for the 2024-25 season, seeing playing time in 41 contests overall…Helped the team to a postseason berth after averaging 7.0 points per game…Scored in double figures eight times, tossing in a season-best 21 points against Alytaus Alytus on March 1…Also had 19 points and a season-high nine rebounds on Jan. 4 against Delikatesas while producing 17 points in his playoff finale at Suduva on March 10…Shot 36.8 percent (21-of-57) from three-point land and swished 84.6 percent (44-for-52) of his free throw tries for the season…Especially thrived in the Youth Basketball Champions play, averaging 19.8 points, 10.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.6 steals and 2.2 blocks per game in the U18 league…Competed in the 2024 FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup event held in Turkey, averaging 6.7 points and 4.0 rebounds over the course of the seven-game tournament…Saved his best performance for last with 16 points on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting in the fifth-place game against Puerto Rico, helping Lithuania to victory…Previously added nine points and a tournament-best seven rebounds in the group phase against the same Puerto Rico squad while swatting away a pair of blocks to go with seven points and five rebounds in the tournament opener against the Philippines…Spent the 2023-24 season with the same BC Rytas Vilnius II squad, averaging 9.2 points and 4.6 rebounds while shooting 54.5 percent from the floor over five games at the age of 16…Gained significant experience at the club level, averaging 10.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in a pair of outings in the inaugural FIBA Next Gen Hoops Invitational earlier in June 2025…Helped his team to a first-place finish, defeating The Grind Session program out of the United States over the two-day tournament held in Lithuania…Also played in the Youth Basketball Champions League event in each of the past two seasons, posting 10.5 points and 8.3 rebounds over four games in the 2025 event…Helped his squad to a first-place finish in April after securing a double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds) in the finals against BC Telenet Oostende…Tallied 9.2 points and 4.6 rebounds in five games at the 2024 tournament.
PERSONAL: Born on April 8, 2007...Son of Egle Deniusiene and Andrus Deniusas...Has one sibling, Dominika...Majoring in international business.
PERSONAL: Born on April 8, 2007...Son of Egle Deniusiene and Andrus Deniusas...Has one sibling, Dominika...Majoring in international business.
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